Jason Alexander on his Seinfeld character, "George Costanza," being based on Larry David
09:14
Jason Alexander on his Seinfeld character, "George Costanza"
03:20
Jason Alexander on "George Costanza's" name and how he is similar to the character
04:01
Jason Alexander on the catchphrases of his Seinfeld character, "George Costanza"
02:14
Hank Azaria on being cast as "Moe Szyslak" and other characters on The Simpsons and working with Sam Simon on developing the voices
05:39
Hank Azaria on playing "Moe Szyslak" on The Simpsons
02:24
Hank Azaria on playing "Apu Nahasapeemapetilon" on The Simpsons
04:45
Hank Azaria on playing "Jeff Albertson a.k.a. The Comic Book Guy," "Snake," and "Lou the Cop" on The Simpsons
03:25
Hank Azaria on playing "Kirk Van Houten" and "Professor Frink," who was based on Jerry Lewis, on The Simpsons
02:28
Hank Azaria on playing "Dr. Nick Riviera" and "Disco Stu" on The Simpsons and improving lines on the show
04:17
Rick Berman on Patrick Stewart as "Captain Picard" on Star Trek: The Next Generation
04:25
Rick Berman on Leonard Nimoy appearing as "Spock" on Star Trek: The Next Generation
01:33
Rick Berman on Kate Mulgrew as "Captain Janeway" on Star Trek: Voyager
03:17
Rick Berman on Scott Bakula as "Captain Archer" on Star Trek: Enterprise
02:17
Lucille Bliss on a demonstration of the voices of "Rags" and "Crusader Rabbit" on Crusader Rabbit
01:16
Lucille Bliss on getting the role of "Smurfette" on The Smurfs
01:21
Lucille Bliss on "Smurfette's" relationship to her fellow Smurfs on The Smurfs
00:39
Lucille Bliss on a demonstration of "Smurfette's" voice on The Smurfs
00:33
Lucille Bliss on her character "Smurfette" on The Smurfs
01:33
Connie Britton on Friday Night Lights' catchphrase, "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose"
03:36
Connie Britton on her Friday Night Lights character "Tami Taylor" and how she developed over the series
02:59
Connie Britton on her character "Rayna Jaymes" on Nashville
02:52
James L. Brooks on the character of "Rhoda Morgenstern"
00:20
James L. Brooks on the inspiration for "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
01:04
James L. Brooks on the inspiration for "Alex Reiger" on Taxi
02:18
James L. Brooks on the character of "Elaine Nardo" on Taxi
00:42
James L. Brooks on the character of "Bobby Wheeler" on Taxi
James L. Brooks on the popularity of "Bart Simpson"
00:47
James L. Brooks on "Homer Simpson"
01:23
James L. Brooks on "Marge Simpson"
01:14
James L. Brooks on "Bart Simpson"
01:23
James L. Brooks on "Lisa Simpson"
01:23
James L. Brooks on "Maggie Simpson"
00:13
James L. Brooks on "Ned Flanders"
00:32
James L. Brooks on "Mr. Burns"
00:24
James L. Brooks on "Smithers"
00:10
James L. Brooks on "Principal Skinner"
00:24
James L. Brooks on "Mo"
00:31
James L. Brooks on "Apu"
00:38
James L. Brooks on "Krusty the Clown"
01:45
James L. Brooks on "Itchy and Scratchy"
00:28
James L. Brooks on "Sideshow Bob"
00:20
James L. Brooks on "Nelson"
00:27
James L. Brooks on catchphrases of The Simpsons
00:34
James Burrows on Andy Kaufman's "Latka" and "Tony Clifton" on Taxi
05:49
James Burrows on Danny DeVito's "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
00:59
James Burrows on casting George Wendt as "Norm" on Cheers
01:44
James Burrows on casting "Cliff Clavin" on Cheers
00:58
LeVar Burton on understanding and relating to his Roots character, "Kunta Kinte"
03:16
LeVar Burton on his Roots character, "Kunta Kinte"
02:13
Le Var Burton on his Star Trek: The Next Generation character "Geordi La Forge"
06:24
Nancy Cartwright on "Bart Simpson"
00:35
Nancy Cartwright on the character of "Bart Simpson" during the show's initial sketches
01:13
Nancy Cartwright on "Bart Simpson's" catchphrases
04:07
Nancy Cartwright on what makes "Bart Simpson" so lovable
07:36
Dan Castellaneta on the appeal of his Simpsons character, "Homer Simpson"
09:18
Dan Castellaneta on the catch phrases of "Homer Simpson" on The Simpsons
01:45
Dan Castellaneta on doing the voice of "Krusty the Clown" on The Simpsons
03:22
Dan Castellaneta on doing the voices of "Grandpa Simpson" and "Groundskeeper Willie" on The Simpsons
02:07
Dan Castellaneta on doing the voices for "Mayor Quimby" and "Barney Gumble" on The Simpsons
01:59
Glen and Les Charles on the title character "Phyllis" on Phyllis
01:27
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
00:57
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Alex Reiger" (played by Judd Hirsch) on Taxi
01:34
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Norm Peterson" on Cheers
00:40
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Sam Malone" on Cheers
00:55
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Coach" on Cheers
00:45
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Cliff Clavin" on Cheers
00:53
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Carla Tortelli" on Cheers
00:51
Glen and Les Charles on which characters on Cheers changed the most throughout the run of the show
02:21
Glen and Les Charles on the title character "Phyllis" on Phyllis
01:27
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
00:57
Glen and Les Charles on the character "Alex Reiger" (played by Judd Hirsch) on Taxi
01:34
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Norm Peterson" on Cheers
00:40
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Sam Malone" on Cheers
00:55
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Coach" on Cheers
00:45
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Cliff Clavin" on Cheers
00:53
Glen and Les Charles on the basis of the character "Carla Tortelli" on Cheers
00:51
Glen and Les Charles on which characters on Cheers changed the most throughout the run of the show
02:21
Ken Corday on how Days of Our Lives is different than other soap operas
01:01
Ken Corday on Days of Our Lives great ratings and characters in the '80s
00:33
Ken Corday on the Salem Strangler storyline of Days of Our Lives
01:03
Ken Corday on "Stefano DiMera," Days of Our Lives' first super-villain, and his son Tony
02:40
Ken Corday on Kristian Alfonso joining Days of Our Lives' as "Hope"
02:14
Ken Corday on Days of Our Lives patriarch Macdonald Carey, "Tom Horton"
05:30
Ken Corday on the "Carly buried alive" storyline
00:52
Ken Corday on the "Marlena is possessed" storyline
01:47
Bill Dana on how "Jose Jimenez" became an astronaut, based on a comment by Neil Simon
01:50
Bill Dana on the birth of his character "Jose Jimenez" on The Steve Allen Show in 1959
08:46
Bill Dana on his character "Jose Jimenez" who first appeared as "Jose the Astronaut" on The Garry Moore Show
06:39
Bill Dana on the perceived backlash to "Jose Jimenez"
00:52
Bill Dana on retiring his "Jose Jimenez" character
Elinor Donahue on getting cast as "Betty 'Princess' Anderson" on Father Knows Best
04:55
Elinor Donahue on her Father Knows Best character, "Betty Anderson"
00:36
Elinor Donahue on the reason for her short-lived role as "Ellie May Walker" on The Andy Griffith Show
02:22
Elinor Donahue on her role as "Evil Nurse Hunnicut" on Days of Our Lives
01:33
Diane English on naming the character of "Murphy Brown"
00:55
Diane English on what Candice Bergen brought to the role of "Murphy Brown"
00:59
Diane English on the strong, believable character, "Murphy Brown"
02:29
Diane English on "Eldin Bernecky" as "Murphy Brown's" Jiminy Cricket
01:57
Diane English on Candice Bergen's contributions to her character, "Murphy Brown"
03:44
Jamie Farr on how Larry Gelbart got the inspiration for "Maxwell Q. Klinger" on M*A*S*H
00:41
Jamie Farr on his input on "Klinger's" wardrobe on M*A*S*H
01:22
Jamie Farr on awkward off-camera moments dressed as M*A*S*H 's "Klinger"
03:43
Jamie Farr on his favorite "Klinger" outfits on M*A*S*H
00:40
Jamie Farr on his character, "Klinger" on M*A*S*H
02:22
Jamie Farr on "Klinger's" strengths and weaknesses
01:49
Jamie Farr on how he's similar to his character, "Klinger" on M*A*S*H
01:08
Jamie Farr on how "Klinger" on M*A*S*H evolved over the series
00:59
Jamie Farr on why "Klinger" stopped wearing dresses on M*A*S*H
01:25
Jamie Farr on "Klinger's" wedding dress on M*A*S*H
00:55
Jamie Farr on his input for "Klinger's" character traits on M*A*S*H
01:33
Jamie Farr on "Klinger" on M*A*S*H being an iconic character
00:51
Irving Fein on Jack Benny's radio/TV persona and real life personality
02:11
Irving Fein on Jack Benny's guest appearance on The $64,000 Question (that led to a subsequent appearance of $64,000 Question host Hal March on The Jack Benny Program)
02:04
Irving Fein on Jack Benny's violin bit
02:04
Irving Fein on Jack Benny's classic comedy bits: Maxwell, the vault and the feud with Fred Allen
06:13
Irving Fein on The Jack Benny Program's Eddie Anderson
02:16
Dorothy Fontana on the original concept and vision of Star Trek, the pilot process, and the sale of the series to NBC
01:02
Dorothy Fontana on the technology used in Star Trek's world
02:41
Dorothy Fontana on Star Trek's "Klingons"
01:23
Fred Foy on his first broadcast of "The Lone Ranger" on radio and saying, "A fiery horse with a speed of cloud and dust, and a hearty Hi-yo Silver, the Lone Ranger!"
01:26
Fred Foy on how the "Lone Ranger"' was never portrayed as a killer
00:36
Fred Foy on developing the voice as "The Lone Ranger's" announcer and on his influences
03:25
Fred Foy performs the memorable opening narration that he did for both radio and TV's "The Lone Ranger"
00:58
Dennis Franz on the traits of his character "Norman Buntz;" on returning to a show playing a different character; on the popularity of Hill Street Blues and his favorite "Norman Buntz" storyline
03:45
Dennis Franz on the positive traits of his NYPD Blue character, "Andy Sipowicz"
02:17
Dennis Franz on his character of "Sipowicz" on NYPD Blue
15:58
Brad Garrett on getting cast as "Robert Barone" in Everybody Loves Raymond
03:10
Brad Garrett on where "Robert Barone" fit in the family on Everybody Loves Raymond
01:59
Brad Garrett on "Robert Barone's" character development over the course of Everybody Loves Raymond's 9 seasons; on the relationship between "Robert" and "Ray"
03:27
Brad Garrett on "Robert Barone's" voice and chin touching on Everybody Loves Raymond
02:01
Brad Garrett on his character "Eddie Stark" on 'Til Death
03:22
Earl Hamner on working with Rod Serling and writing teleplays for The Twilight Zone
12:22
Earl Hamner on working on the TV version of The Homecoming with actress Patricia Neal in the role of the mother
04:52
Earl Hamner on working on the TV version of The Homecoming with Richard Thomas in the role of John Boy and other members of the cast
01:47
Earl Hamner on how the "Goodnight John Boy" trademark came into being
00:38
Earl Hamner on where sayings originated for The Waltons
00:42
Valerie Harper on the character of "Rhoda Morgenstern"
01:01
Valerie Harper on the elements she brought to the character of "Rhoda Morgenstern"
06:10
Valerie Harper on "Rhoda Morgenstern's" fashion sense v. that of "Mary Richards"
02:05
Valerie Harper on how marriage changed "Rhoda"
00:37
Ron Howard on how his Andy Griffith Show character "Opie Taylor" developed from his real-life father's talks with Andy Griffith
02:03
Ron Howard on his Andy Griffith Show character "Opie Taylor's" relationship with his father
01:47
Ron Howard describes the premise of Happy Days and breakout character "Fonzie"
01:33
Ron Howard on how "Fonzie" on Happy Days was being groomed to compete with "J.J." on Good Times
01:40
Ron Howard on the network and studio's waning interest in him on Happy Days in light of breakout character "Fonzie"
02:31
Ron Howard on his Happy Days character, "Richie Cunningham"
01:16
Ron Howard on his character "Richie's" relationship to "Fonzie" on Happy Days
01:06
Ron Howard on the Happy Days episode "My Favorite Orkan" (which introduced "Mork") and Robin Williams' talent
03:44
Ron Howard on "Richie's" memorable rendition of "Blueberry Hill" on Happy Days
00:37
Ron Howard on the inspiration for his trademark laugh from Happy Days
00:13
Ron Howard on what might have been "Richie Cunningham's" career trajectory following Happy Days
00:27
Ron Howard on Henry Winkler's role as oddball lawyer "Barry Zuckerhorn" on Arrested Development
01:13
Ron Howard on his role as the narrator of Arrested Development
01:52
Felicity Huffman on her character on Sports Night, "Dana Whitaker"
01:08
Felicity Huffman on her conflicted feelings about the relationship between her character on Sports Night, "Dana Whitaker" and Peter Krause's character, "Casey McCall"
01:52
Felicity Huffman on her Desperate Housewives character, "Lynette Scavo"
01:54
Felicity Huffman on her character on season 2 of American Crime, "Leslie Graham"
02:33
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on "Hawkeye Pierce," played by Alan Alda, and "Max Klinger," played by Jamie Farr, being their favorite M*A*S*H characters to write for
01:28
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on developing the characters of Cheers and creating the character of "Eddie LeBec," played by Jay Thomas
02:45
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson, and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
04:27
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, and "Lilith Sternin," played by Bebe Neuwirth, on Cheers
07:14
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson ,and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
02:00
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on how "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, changed from Cheers to Frasier
03:58
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Niles Crane," played by David Hyde Pierce, and "Daphne Moon," played by Jane Leeves, on Frasier
02:52
Al Jean on Julie Kavner as "Marge Simpson" on The Simpsons
01:32
Al Jean on Nancy Cartwright as "Bart Simpson" on The Simpsons
01:43
Al Jean on the names of The Simpsons characters and Matt Groening's involvement
01:41
Al Jean on the voices and catchphrases of The Simpsons
02:09
Al Jean on the catchphrases of The Simpsons
02:41
Chuck Jones on the creation of "Daffy Duck"; on "Bugs Bunny's" catch phrase "What's up, doc?" - on where the "doc" came from, and how "Bugs Bunny" got his name
02:44
Chuck Jones on the difference between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
02:15
Chuck Jones on the creation of Daffy Duck
02:38
Chuck Jones on Pepe Le Pew and confidence; on the difference between nude and naked
03:50
Chuck Jones on Wile E. Coyote and the parody of a chase
03:57
Bob Keeshan on playing "Clarabell the Clown" on Howdy Doody
23:08
Bob Keeshan on playing the character of "Clarabell the Clown" on Howdy Doody
02:01
Bob Keeshan on Hugh Brannum, "Mr. Green Jeans" on Captain Kangaroo
07:14
Bob Keeshan on Cosmo "Gus" Allegretti, who played "Mr. Moose", "Bunny", and "Grandfather Clock" on Captain Kangaroo
07:30
Bob Keeshan on the character of "Captain Kangaroo"
04:20
Bob Keeshan on the character of "Tom Terrific" on Captain Kangaroo
01:31
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on "Hawkeye Pierce," played by Alan Alda, and "Max Klinger," played by Jamie Farr, being their favorite M*A*S*H characters to write for
01:28
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on developing the characters of Cheers and creating the character of "Eddie LeBec," played by Jay Thomas
02:45
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson, and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
04:27
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, and "Lilith Sternin," played by Bebe Neuwirth, on Cheers
07:14
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson ,and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers
02:00
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on how "Frasier Crane," played by Kelsey Grammer, changed from Cheers to Frasier
03:58
Ken Levine and David Isaacs on the relationship between "Niles Crane," played by David Hyde Pierce, and "Daphne Moon," played by Jane Leeves, on Frasier
02:52
Steve Levitan on Ed O'Neill as "Jay Pritchett" on Modern Family
01:45
Steve Levitan on Sofia Vergara as "Gloria Delgado-Pritchett" on Modern Family
03:17
Steve Levitan on Julie Bowen as "Claire Dunphy" on Modern Family
02:49
Steve Levitan on Ty Burrell as "Phil Dunphy" on Modern Family
04:55
Steve Levitan on Jesse Tyler Ferguson as "Mitchell Pritchett" on Modern Family
01:07
Steve Levitan on Eric Stonestreet as "Cameron Tucker" on Modern Family
01:42
Steve Levitan on Rico Rodriguez as "Manny Delgado" on Modern Family
03:01
Steve Levitan on Sarah Hyland as "Haley Dunphy" on Modern Family
01:19
Steve Levitan on Ariel Winter as "Alex Dunphy" on Modern Family
01:27
Steve Levitan on Nolan Gould as "Luke Dunphy" on Modern Family
01:16
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her character "Elaine Benes'" phrase "GET OUT!" on Seinfeld
00:38
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her character "Elaine Benes" on Seinfeld
05:08
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on developing her character "Selina Meyer" on Veep
02:19
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Selina Meyer's" strengths and weaknesses on Veep; on making the character relatable
06:25
William H. Macy on playing "Dr. David Morgenstern" on ER
01:18
William H. Macy on his Shameless character, "Frank Gallagher" falling in love in season 5
01:21
William H. Macy on playing his Shameless character, "Frank Gallagher," as sober after many seasons of his character being frequently drunk
03:04
Jodi Mancuso on being the inspiration for Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph's "Bronx Beat" sketches on Saturday Night Live
04:25
Jodi Mancuso on working with Tom Hanks on the "David S. Pumpkins" sketch on Saturday Night Live
03:25
Jodi Mancuso on hairstyling for the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special and on wigs for old characters like "Roseanne Roseannadanna" and "The Church Lady"
05:27
Jodi Mancuso on doing wigs for Portlandia characters "Toni" and "Candace," the bookstore ladies, and gender swap couple "Nina" and "Lance"
02:15
David McCallum on shooting the pilot of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and on the expansion of his character, "Illya Kuryakin"
02:10
David McCallum on his character, "Illya Kuryakin's" accent, wardrobe, and wedding ring on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
00:57
David McCallum on how he would describe his NCIS character, "Dr. Donald Mallard" aka "Ducky'" and on "Ducky's" retirement and becoming NCIS historian
01:39
David McCallum on "Ducky's" heart attack at the end of season nine of NCIS and on his role as a mentor
03:02
Garrett Morris on his character "Wheels" on the TV show Roll Out!
Garrett Morris on Kat Dennings' character on 2 Broke Girls
01:00
Garrett Morris on Kat Dennings' character on 2 Broke Girls
00:48
Garrett Morris on one of his most beloved Saturday Night Live characters - "Chico Escuela", created by Bill Murray and Brian Doyle Murray
03:20
Garrett Morris on one of his most beloved Saturday Night Live characters - the news announcer for the hard of hearing, created by Chevy Chase
01:04
Garrett Morris on Jonathan Kite's character "Oleg" on 2 Broke Girls
00:32
Michael Moye on Jimmie Walker's catchphrase "Dynomite" on Good Times
00:35
Michael Moye on Jackee Harry's character "Sandra Clark" on 227
01:05
Michael Moye on Ed O'Neill as "Al Bundy" on Married...With Children
01:59
Michael Moye on Katey Sagal as "Peggy Bundy" on Married...With Children
00:52
Michael Moye on Christina Applegate as "Kelly Bundy" on Married...With Children
03:56
David Newell on his Mister Rogers' Neighborhood character, "Mr. McFeely"
03:35
David Newell on his Mister Rogers' Neighborhood character, "Mr. McFeely"
03:42
David Newell on his Mister Rogers' Neighborhood character, "Mr. McFeely's," catch phrase: "Speedy delivery"
02:09
Leonard Nimoy on his Star Trek character "Mr. Spock's" trademark eyebrow arching
00:40
Leonard Nimoy on being influenced in his Star Trek "Mr. Spock" characterization by something he saw Harry Belafonte do on stage circa the 1950s
01:45
Leonard Nimoy on his Star Trek character "Mr. Spock"
04:28
Leonard Nimoy on his make-up as Star Trek's "Mr. Spock" and how it eventually gravitated toward a "cooler, more controlled" look
01:47
Leonard Nimoy on his Star Trek character "Mr. Spock's" inclusion being questioned within a network television system that relied on the norm
01:28
Leonard Nimoy on his discovery that the original marketing campaign of Star Trek tried to de-emphasize his character "Mr. Spock's" "devilish" look
02:30
Leonard Nimoy on his creation of "Mr. Spock's" Vulcan salute and its use in the episode "Amok Time"
01:51
Leonard Nimoy on his creation of "Mr. Spock's" Vulcan nerve pinch
02:08
Leonard Nimoy on the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark," and "Spock's" mind meld ability
02:11
Carroll O'Connor on his character, "Archie Bunker," on All in the Family
02:53
Carroll O'Connor on the perception of "Archie Bunker" by the viewing public
02:16
Carroll O'Connor on the source of "Archie Bunker's" malaprops and on series developer/executive producer Norman Lear's contribution to the nicknames "Archie" used
01:36
Ed O'Neill on his Married... with Children character, "Al Bundy"
01:19
Ed O'Neill on how he's like his Married... with Children character, "Al Bundy"
00:57
Ed O'Neill on his Married... with Children character, "Al Bundy" and his strengths, weaknesses, stance, and catchphrases
03:59
Ed O'Neill on his Modern Family character, "Jay Pritchett"
02:33
Fred Rogers on the sweaters he wore on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
01:35
Fred Rogers on the parodies of "Mister Rogers"
03:12
Fred Rogers on the creation of "Daniel Tiger"
02:14
Fred Rogers on the puppets of The Children's Corner, including "Daniel Tiger," "King Friday XIII," and "Lady Elaine Fairchild"
03:49
Phil Rosenthal on differences between Ray Romano and "Ray Barone"
01:27
Phil Rosenthal on how Doris Roberts differs from "Marie Barone
00:43
Phil Rosenthal on "Marie Barone " - Everybody Loves Raymond's villain
02:26
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Ray" and "Marie Barone"
04:21
Phil Rosenthal on how the character "Ray Barone" changed over time
01:10
Phil Rosenthal on the Everybody Loves Raymond character "Ray Barone"
02:58
Phil Rosenthal on the character "Debra Barone"
02:44
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Ray" and "Debra Barone"
03:02
Phil Rosenthal on the differences between Brad Garrett and "Robert Romano" and why the character with the least amount of power is always the audience favorite
03:07
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Ray" and "Robert Romano"
01:58
Phil Rosenthal on the relationship between "Robert Romano" and his parents
01:10
Phil Rosenthal on the character of "Frank Barone"
04:37
Mark Rothman on inventing the Happy Days catchphrase "Sit on it!"
02:18
Mark Rothman on "Fonzie" becoming the central character of Happy Days
02:24
Mark Rothman on Henry Winkler as "Fonzie" on Happy Days
07:23
Mark Rothman on developing the characters of Laverne and Shirley
02:46
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. on the origin of Batman's "Robin" saying "Holy!"
01:45
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. on Adam West as "Batman" in Batman
00:45
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. on Burt Ward as "Robin" in Batman
00:34
William Shatner on his Star Trek character "Captain James T. Kirk"
05:56
William Shatner on the various aspects of his Boston Legal character "Danny Crane's" personality, and on how he played him
20:50
William Shatner on the various aspects of his Boston Legal character "Danny Crane's" personality, and on how he played him
20:50
Erika Slezak on her role as "Victoria Lord" on One Life to Live and some of her character's early storylines
13:40
Erika Slezak on her character, "Victoria Lord's," children on One Life to Live
03:35
Erika Slezak on how her One Life to Live character, "Victoria," has changed over the years
01:42
Robert Smigel on the sketch "Bill Swerski's Superfans" about the Chicago Bears fans that he wrote for Saturday Night Live
01:04
Robert Smigel on writing the "Get a life" line for William Shatner on the classic Saturday Night Live sketch "Trekkers" in which Shatner says the line to some Star Trek superfans
02:17
Robert Smigel as "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog"
01:33
Robert Smigel on his Bob Dole Clutch Cargo impression on Late Night with Conan O'Brien being his favorite; on talking about the politician in the third person; on Dole being the funniest person he ever got to play; on doing a different version of the impression when he did Dole on The Dana Carvey Show
03:17
Robert Smigel on "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" filming a sketch outside a Star Wars movie premiere in New York City for a bit on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on roasting the Star Wars fans; on his process creating the "Triumph" sketches and how much is improvised and how much is written; on the funniest line Triumph ever said, for the Star Wars sketch ("Triumph" says to a fan dressed as "Darth Vader" "And which one of these buttons calls your mother to pick you up?”)
05:13
Herbert F. Solow on NBC's response to "Mr. Spock's" ears on Star Trek
01:41
Herbert F. Solow on how NBC didn't initially want "Mr. Spock" on Star Trek
02:56
Herbert F. Solow on his impression of the original idea for "Mr. Spock" on Star Trek
00:18
Herbert F. Solow on Leonard Nimoy's obvious popularity and "Mr. Spock" becoming the second lead on Star Trek
00:24
Caroll Spinney on performing Sesame Street's "Oscar the Grouch"
00:31
Caroll Spinney on his characterization of "Big Bird" on Sesame Street
01:54
Caroll Spinney on the mechanics of operating "Big Bird" during the first year of Sesame Street and changing the character's persona to that of a six-year-old child
03:53
Caroll Spinney on "Oscar the Grouch" and changes to the character within the first year of Sesame Street
03:25
Jean Stapleton on her initial characterization of "Edith Bunker," and seeing a single episode of the British show on which All in the Family was based, Till Death Do Us Part
01:41
Jean Stapleton on creating "Edith Bunker's" characterization, including her constant hurrying and nasal voice
00:54
Jean Stapleton on her description of All in the Family's "Edith Bunker"
00:58
Jean Stapleton on the decision to have the character of Edith Bunker die, in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Archie Alone"
03:27
Jean Stapleton on the growth of "Edith Bunker" over the course of All in the Family, as seen in such episodes as "Edith's Night Out"
02:06
Leonard Stern on Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden as "Everyman"; Joe the Bartender
Leonard Stern on Art Carney and his Honeymooners character "Ed Norton"; how the hand gesticulations came about
Leonard Stern on The Honeymooners ' Audrey Meadows and her "Alice" character
Leonard Stern on recurring sketches on The Steve Allen Show : Man on the Street and The Question Man, how Don Knotts' "nope!" came about; Tom Poston's character who forgot his name
Bill Dana's "Jose Jiminez" character on The Steve Allen Show ; how it came about- running a school for Santa Clause
Leonard Stern on how "Jose Jimenez" character came about on The Steve Allen Show, developed by Bill Dana
Leonard Stern on the famous catchphrases of Get Smart ;"sorry about that chief", "would you believe", "missed it by that much"
Jeremy Stevens on Brad Garrett as "Robert Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
03:48
Jeremy Stevens on Patricia Heaton as "Debra Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
00:31
Jeremy Stevens on Doris Roberts as "Marie Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
01:11
Jeremy Stevens on Peter Boyle as "Frank Barone" on Everybody Loves Raymond
01:45
Gale Storm on her My Little Margie character "Margie Albright"
01:48
Gale Storm on how her My Little Margie character, "Margie Albright" was not a typical American woman
01:24
Gale Storm on her character "Susannah Pomeroy" on The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh Susanna)
00:35
Gale Storm on recollections of My Little Margie via B-roll footage
04:11
J. Michael Straczynski on Michael O'Hare as "Jeffrey Sinclair" on Babylon 5
01:54
J. Michael Straczynski on Susan Ivanova as "Claudia Christian" on Babylon 5
01:50
J. Michael Straczynski on Bruce Boxleitner as "John Sheridan" on Babylon 5
02:31
J. Michael Straczynski on Jerry Doyle as "Michael Garibaldi" on Babylon 5
02:13
Richard Thomas on working with The Waltons creator Earl Hamner, Jr., and on the character of "John-Boy Walton"
08:07
Richard Thomas on The Waltons "Goodnight" catch phrase
02:16
Richard Thomas on his character, "John-Boy Walton," on The Waltons
08:36
Richard Thomas says "goodnight" to interviewer Adrienne Faillace
00:18
Jimmie Walker on his character, "J.J. Evans," on Good Times, and on "Michael Evans" played by Ralph Carter
05:36
Jimmie Walker on his Good Times catch phrase, "Dyn-o-mite!" and on how Norman Lear felt about it
04:24
Ruth Warrick on developing her All My Children character "Phoebe Tyler," and learning that an audience can accept a villainous character that they "love to hate"
03:56
Ruth Warrick on All My Children's casting and staying true to her character "Phoebe Tyler"
03:16
Ruth Warrick on what she's learned from her All My Children character "Phoebe Tyler"
03:01
Dawn Wells on her Gilligan's Island character, Mary Ann Summers, as a role model
01:42
Dawn Wells on her Gilligan's Island character, Mary Ann Summers
01:14
Dawn Wells on the short shorts worn by her Gilligan's Islan d character, Mary Ann Summers
01:10
Dawn Wells on the question of one's preference, "Ginger or Mary Ann?"
01:20
Dawn Wells on the evolution of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island
00:28
Cindy Williams on her Laverne & Shirley character "Shirley Feeney"
10:08
Cindy Williams on "Shirley Feeney"'s character and love life on Laverne & Shirley
03:56
Cindy Williams on her input on "Shirley Feeney" on Laverne & Shirley and how "Boo Boo Kitty" came about
02:04
Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall on how the characters of "Laverne DeFazio" and "Shirley Feeney" changed in the transition from Happy Days to Laverne & Shirley and the wardrobe and set design of the show
02:58
Henry Winkler explains why his character "Fonzie" wouldn't comb his hair on Happy Days and describes the iconic character and his mannerisms
02:37
Henry Winkler explains when his character "Fonzie" first said "whoa" on Happy Days
01:15
Henry Winkler on using the Fonz's catchphrases in public
02:10
Henry Winkler on Fonzie's phrases and powers
01:24
Henry Winkler on how the Fonz changed from the beginning of Happy Days to the end
00:36
Henry Winkler on being typecast as the Fonz from Happy Days
01:05
Henry Winkler on the influence of MacGyver on pop culture
02:47
Henry Winkler on satirizing his iconic character "Fonzie" on Arrested Development ; and jumping the shark.. twice
00:28
Jonathan Winters on his famous granny character Maude Frickert, first introduced on the Jonathan Winters Show on NBC
03:33
Jonathan Winters on his famous granny character "Elwood P. Suggins", first introduced on the Jonathan Winters Show on NBC
04:44
Jonathan Winters on his characters "Elwood P. Suggins", "General Pershing", and "King Kwasi"
05:26
Kim Zimmer on "Reva Shayne's" relationship with "Josh Lewis" played by Robert Newman on Guiding Light
04:56
Kim Zimmer on playing "Nola Dancy Aldrich" on The Doctors
03:28
Kim Zimmer on the character she played on her second One Life to Live stint, "Echo DiSavoy"
02:35
Kim Zimmer on her Guiding Light character, "Reva Shayne"
01:47
Kim Zimmer on the qualities she brings to "Reva Shayne" on Guiding Light and on how audiences react to her
03:43
Kim Zimmer on "Reva Shayne's" place in the universe of Guiding Light and on working with the writers on her character; on the clone storyline
08:30
Kim Zimmer on "Reva Shayne's" children on Guiding Light and on her signature red dresses
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